Patents by Inventor Griffith Jones, II

Griffith Jones, II has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Casino table sensor alarms and method of using
    Patent number: 6154131
    Abstract: A system of sensors to prevent cheating at a casino gaming table, where the sensors are strategically positioned about a casino gaming table to monitor the movement about certain established areas on the gaming table during certain established times during the play of the game. The tripping of a sensor in response to the detection of unauthorized movement about a certain area of the table sends a signal to a monitoring system which in turn alerts the casino so that the casino may respond to the unauthorized movement accordingly. The system of sensors can be used with a wide variety of card-based or chip-based casino gaming tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventors: Griffith Jones, II, Griffith Jones, III
  • Casino table sensor alarms and method of using
    Patent number: 5831527
    Abstract: A system of sensors to prevent cheating at a casino gaming table, where the sensors are strategically positioned about a casino gaming table to monitor the movement about certain established areas on the gaming table during certain established times during the play of the game. The tripping of a sensor in response to the detection of unauthorized movement about a certain area of the table sends a signal to a monitoring system which in turn alerts the casino so that the casino may respond to the unauthorized movement accordingly. The system of sensors can be used with a wide variety of card-based or chip-based casino gaming tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Inventors: Griffith Jones, II, Griffith Jones, III